TWI612448B - Touch panel and manufacturing method for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A touch panel and a manufacturing method thereof, comprising a transparent substrate, a plurality of X conductive electrodes, a plurality of Y conductive electrodes, a plurality of X conductive connecting segments, a plurality of frame wires, a plurality of insulating regions, and a plurality of Y conductive connecting bridges . The X conductive electrode and the Y conductive electrode are staggered with each other. The X conductive connection segments connect adjacent X conductive electrodes to electrically connect the X conductive electrodes in the first direction. The bezel wire is electrically connected to the X conductive electrode and the Y conductive electrode. Each of the insulating regions covers one of the X conductive connection segments and a portion of the two Y conductive electrodes of the adjacent X conductive connection segments. The Y conductive connecting bridge is located on the insulating region, so that the Y conductive electrodes are electrically connected in the second direction, and the X conductive electrodes, the Y conductive electrodes, the X conductive connecting segments and the frame wires are patterned by one-time printing of the conductive material.

Description

Touch panel and method of manufacturing same

The present invention relates to a touch panel and a method of fabricating the same, and more particularly to an electrode for directly printing a touch panel and a method of fabricating the same.

The development of display technology has been oriented towards a more human-machine interface. With the rise of flat-panel displays, touch-sensitive panels have become mainstream. It replaces the input devices of keyboards, mice, etc., making various information equipment products more usable. Easy. Therefore, the era of easy-to-operate touch panels is coming, for example, car touch panels (car navigation), game consoles, public information systems (eg, vending machines, automatic teller machines (ATM), guides) View system), industrial use, small electronic products (such as personal digital assistant (PDA)), e-books, etc. The technology development of this touch panel is fiercely competitive. It is estimated that the market demand for touch panels will grow significantly in the next few years, so the solution to the problems it faces will also be foreseen.

In response to the rapid growth of global smart phone sales. Therefore, the projected capacitive touch panel has exploded. The existing touch structure is a single-layer indium tin oxide (ITO) conductive electrode, but ITO The electrodes need to be patterned by yellow lithography or laser to form desired electrodes on the substrate at the relevant positions. The machines required for the yellow lithography or laser method are quite expensive, difficult to maintain, and have environmental problems. Therefore, the current research on this aspect is directed toward how to improve the operational efficiency of the touch structure and reduce the manufacturing cost.

The present disclosure provides a touch panel comprising a transparent substrate, a plurality of X conductive electrodes, a plurality of Y conductive electrodes, a plurality of X conductive connection segments, a plurality of bezel wires, a plurality of insulating regions, and a plurality of Y conductive connecting bridges. The transparent substrate has a touch area and at least one border lead area. The X conductive electrodes are arranged in an array arrangement in the touch area. The Y conductive electrodes are arranged in an array arrangement in the touch area, and the X conductive electrodes and the Y conductive electrodes are staggered with each other. The X conductive connection segments connect adjacent X conductive electrodes to electrically connect the X conductive electrodes in a first direction. The border wire is located in the border wire area, and the X conductive electrode and the Y conductive electrode are electrically connected to an external circuit by the frame wire. Each of the insulating regions covers one of the X conductive connection segments and a portion of the two Y conductive electrodes of the adjacent X conductive connection segments. The Y conductive connecting bridges are respectively located above the insulating region to electrically connect the Y conductive electrodes in a second direction. The X conductive electrode, the Y conductive electrode, the X conductive connecting segment and the frame wire are patterned on the transparent substrate in a single printing manner with a conductive material.

The disclosure also provides a method for manufacturing a touch panel, which includes the following steps. Forming a plurality of X conductive electrodes, a plurality of Y conductive electrodes, a plurality of X conductive connection segments, and a plurality of bezel wires on a transparent substrate by one printing method The transparent substrate comprises a touch area and at least one border wire area. The X conductive electrode and the Y conductive electrode are respectively arranged in an array arrangement in the touch area, and the X conductive electrode and the Y conductive electrode are staggered with each other. The border wire is located in the border wire area. The X conductive connection segments connect adjacent X conductive electrodes to electrically connect the X conductive electrodes in a first direction. The X conductive electrode, the Y conductive electrode, and the X conductive connection segment are electrically connected to an external circuit by a bezel wire. A plurality of insulating regions are formed. Each of the insulating regions covers one of the X conductive connection segments and a portion of the two Y conductive electrodes of the adjacent X conductive connection segments. A plurality of Y conductive connection bridges are formed over the insulating region to electrically connect the Y conductive electrodes in a second direction.

The disclosure also proposes another method for manufacturing a touch panel, which includes the following steps. Forming a plurality of Y conductive connection bridges in a touch area of a transparent substrate. A plurality of insulating regions are formed, which are respectively located above the Y conductive connecting bridge. The plurality of X conductive electrodes, the plurality of Y conductive electrodes, the plurality of X conductive connection segments, and the plurality of frame wires are patterned on the transparent substrate by one printing. The X conductive electrode and the Y conductive electrode are respectively arranged in an array arrangement on the touch area, the X conductive electrode and the Y conductive electrode are staggered with each other, and the X conductive connection portion is located on the insulating region, so that the X conductive electrode is along a first direction. Electrical connection. The Y conductive electrode covers a portion of the adjacent Y conductive connection bridge to electrically connect the Y conductive electrodes in a second direction. The bezel wire is located in at least one of the border wire regions of the transparent substrate. The bezel wire connects the adjacent X conductive electrode, the X conductive electrode, the Y conductive electrode, and the X conductive connection segment to be electrically connected to an external circuit by the bezel wire.

The above described features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description.

100, 200, 300‧‧‧ touch panels

101‧‧‧Transparent substrate

102‧‧‧ touch area

103‧‧‧Border wire area

104‧‧‧Border wire

105‧‧‧X conductive electrode

106‧‧‧Y conductive electrode

107‧‧‧Insulated area

108‧‧‧Y conductive bridge

109‧‧‧X conductive connection

D1‧‧‧ first direction

D2‧‧‧ second direction

FIG. 1A is a top view of a touch panel according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1B is a side view of a touch panel according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram showing a manufacturing process of a touch panel according to another embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2B is a second schematic diagram of a manufacturing process of a touch panel according to another embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2C is a third schematic diagram of a manufacturing process of a touch panel according to another embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a touch panel according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4A is a schematic diagram showing a manufacturing process of a touch panel according to a third embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4B is a second schematic diagram of a manufacturing process of a touch panel according to a third embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4C is a third schematic diagram of a manufacturing process of a touch panel according to a third embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a touch panel according to a third embodiment of the present disclosure.

In the following, reference will be made to the drawings and the exemplary embodiments thereof Explain this disclosure. In the following description of the drawings, elements having the same reference numerals in the different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementation of the embodiments presented hereinafter does not represent all embodiments consistent with the present invention. In contrast, these embodiments are merely examples of the related system and method concepts described in the scope of the patent application.

The present disclosure proposes a production method using a direct-printing touch panel, which can prepare a thin wire width metal wire, and at the same time meet the requirements of a conductive electrode with high light transmittance in the touch visible region, and a narrow line width design requirement of the frame wire region. The printing method of the present disclosure has the advantages of simple steps, low machine cost, large-area manufacturing, rapid manufacturing in the roll-to-roll process, mass production, and application to soft electronic circuits and components.

1A is a top view of a touch panel 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment shown in the figure is a touch panel 100, which is configured to include a transparent substrate 101, wherein the transparent substrate 101 has A touch area 102 and at least one border lead area 103 are provided with a plurality of X conductive electrodes 105, a plurality of Y conductive electrodes 106, and a plurality of X conductive connecting segments on the touch area 102. 109, a plurality of insulating regions 107 (isolation) and a plurality of Y conductive connecting bridges 108 (Connection layer). A plurality of bezel wires 104 are disposed on the bezel wire region 103. An external circuit (not shown) is electrically connected to the X conductive electrode 105 and the Y conductive electrode 106 by the bezel wire 104. As shown in FIG. 1A, the X conductive electrode 105 and the Y conductive electrode 106 are each formed by using a thin wire-width metal wire to form an electrode sensing region, and the thin wire width is formed by staggering the electrode sensing region. At the same time, the visible area of the touch panel 100 is highly transparent. Sex. In detail, a plurality of X conductive electrodes 105 are arranged in an array arrangement in the touch area 102, and a plurality of Y conductive electrodes 106 are also arranged in an array arrangement in the touch area 102, and the X conductive electrodes 105 and the Y conductive electrodes 106 are in contact with each other. Staggered. The definition of the staggered arrangement means that the Y conductive electrodes 106 are surrounded by the four X conductive electrodes 105 in the upper, lower, left and right directions, and the X conductive electrodes 105 are surrounded by the Y conductive electrodes 106 in the upper, lower, left and right directions. In this embodiment, the X conductive electrodes 105 are electrically connected to each other in series in a first direction D1 by the X conductive connecting segments 109 to form a plurality of parallel X conductive electrode 105 combinations, and the X conductive connecting segments. The material of the 109 is the same as that of the X conductive electrode 105; the Y conductive electrodes 106 are separated from each other, and the Y conductive electrodes 106 must be electrically connected to each other in a second direction D2 through a plurality of Y conductive connecting bridges 108 to form a plurality of The straight parallel Y conductive electrodes 106 are combined. Therefore, when a plurality of Y conductive connecting bridges 108 pass through the series region of the X conductive connecting segments 109, the Y conductive electrodes 106 and the plurality of Y conductive connecting bridges 108 must be separated from each other through a plurality of insulating regions 107 to avoid X. The X conductive connection segment 109 and the Y conductive electrode 106 between the conductive electrodes 105 are electrically connected to each other, so that an alternating capacitance is generated between the two. However, the disclosure is not limited to the above embodiments. It is also known to those skilled in the art that the Y conductive electrodes 106 may be connected in series with each other, and a plurality of insulating regions 107 and multiple Xs may be utilized. The conductive connection bridge electrically separates the X conductive electrodes 105. Furthermore, the first direction D1 (the left-right direction in the illustration of the present embodiment) and the second direction D2 (the upper-lower direction of the present embodiment) of the present embodiment are substantially perpendicular to each other, but are not intended to limit the disclosure. .

FIG. 1B is a side view of the touch panel 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The touch panel 100 includes a transparent substrate 101, a transparent conductive electrode (X conductive electrode 105, Y conductive electrode 106, X conductive connection segment 109) and a frame conductor 104, an insulating region 107 and a Y conductive connecting bridge 108. The X conductive electrodes 105 are separated from each other by an insulating region 107 and a Y conductive electrode 106. In addition, each of the insulating regions 107 covers one of the X conductive connecting segments 109 and covers a portion of the two Y conductive electrodes 106 adjacent to the X conductive connecting segments 109. The above-mentioned "adjacent" refers to the two-Y conductive electrodes 106 on both sides of the X-conductive connecting section 109 along the second direction D2 in the "1A". By "covering a portion of the two Y conductive electrodes 106" is meant to cover the edges of the two Y conductive electrodes 106 that face each other. Then, the adjacent Y conductive electrodes 106 are connected across the insulating region 107 and the X conductive electrode 105 through the Y conductive connecting bridge 108 to electrically connect the adjacent Y conductive electrodes 106. However, the disclosure is not limited to the above embodiments. For those skilled in the art, the Y conductive electrodes 106 may be connected in series with each other, and a plurality of insulating regions 107 may be used to connect with a plurality of X conductive layers. The bridge (structure similar to the Y conductive connection bridge 108) will electrically connect the X conductive electrodes 105 apart.

In order to achieve the touch panel 100 of the present disclosure, each of the X conductive electrodes 105, the Y conductive electrodes 106, the X conductive connecting segments 109, or the insulating regions 107 or the Y conductive connecting bridges 108 may be meshed in the concave plate. In the figure, one of the X conductive electrode 105 and the Y conductive electrode 106 of the touch panel 100 is connected to each other by a conductive connecting segment to separate the other from each other, and then Gravure off-set printing is used. The method is prepared, and the border wire 104 of the border wire area is also set according to the setting. The demand is printed on the transparent substrate 101. The X conductive electrode 105, the Y conductive electrode 106, the X conductive connecting segment 109 and the bezel wire 104 may be conductive materials such as metal, inorganic or organic materials. The metal part includes various metals, various types of conductive inks (such as silver glue, copper glue, carbon glue, etc.) or various composite metal compounds; and the inorganic part may be a metal oxide, and the metal oxide is selected from indium. Tin oxide (ITO), fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO), zinc oxide Zinc oxide, ZnO, Aluminium doped zinc oxide (AZO) or indium doped oxidation Indium zinc oxide (IZO), its structure is single-layer indium tin oxide (Single ITO, SITO), double-layer indium tin oxide (double ITO, DITO), one-glass solution (One-glass solution) OGS) or Touch on lens (TOL); organic matter can be conductive polymer, carbon nanotube, graphene or nano silver wire. In addition, the material portion of the insulating region 107 may be inorganic or organic. The inorganic substance is cerium oxide (SiO2), cerium nitride (SiNx) or photoresist (photoresist); the organic substance may be acryl (Acrylic), epoxy (Epoxy), ethylene vinyl acetate (Ethylene vinyl acetate, Referred to as EVA) or Photoresist material. The material portion of the Y conductive connecting bridge 108 may be inorganic or organic. The inorganic substance may be a metal, a composite metal or a metal oxide; and the organic substance may be a conductive paste, a conductive polymer, a conductive carbon material or the like. Therefore, whether the X conductive electrode, the Y conductive electrode, the X conductive connecting segment or the frame wire can be a grid line, a solid line, and a process of producing different wire widths, wire thicknesses, and wire resistance values in a single printing can be designed.

The transparent substrate 101 of an embodiment of the touch panel 100 of the present disclosure may be glass, thin glass or polymer material, and may also have flexibility. Generally, the transparent substrate 101 has a deflection radius of less than 100 mm. (millimters, referred to as mm).

The following is a description of the manufacturing process of the touch panel, and the second embodiment of the touch panel 200 is one of the manufacturing flow diagrams of the embodiment of the touch panel 200, and the third figure is another A flow chart of a touch panel 200 of an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2A, the first layer of the X conductive electrode 105, the Y conductive electrode 106, the X conductive connecting portion 109 and the bezel wire 104 are first prepared by Gravure off-set printing (step 110). ). The X conductive electrode 105, the Y conductive electrode 106 and the X conductive connection segment 109 of the touch area may be a transparent mesh structure, but the structure is not limited to the above structure, and different line widths and line thicknesses may be generated according to design requirements. The conductive electrode or circuit of the resistance value is then primarily transferred onto the transparent substrate 101 by the X conductive electrode 105, the Y conductive electrode 106, the X conductive connection segment 109 and the bezel wire 104 of the desired design. Generally, the X conductive electrode is used as a signal receiver (Rx), and the Y conductive electrode is used as a signal transmitter (Tx). As described above, the X conductive electrode 105 and the Y conductive electrode 106 are respectively arranged in an array, and the X conductive electrode 105 and the Y conductive electrode 106 are alternately arranged with each other. In addition, the adjacent X conductive electrodes 105 are electrically connected in a first direction D1 by the X conductive connecting segments 109. The frame wires 104 are electrically connected to the X conductive electrodes 105 and the Y conductive electrodes 106 connected in series in the first direction D1 to electrically connect an external circuit. Generally, the X conductive electrode and the Y conductive electrode have a line width of less than 10 In the specification of μm, the grid-shaped conductive electrode is transparent. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the conductive electrode has a line width of less than 5 micrometers (Micrometre, referred to as μm), and the grid-shaped conductive electrode is formed. It is highly transparent. In addition, the frame wire 104 of the border wire area may be a solid line, and the length of the wire may be designed according to the variability of the resistance value required for the control, and the mesh line of the touch area is matched to obtain the effective circuit resistance value. consistency. The line width of the border wire of the border wire area can also be designed according to the resistance requirement. Generally, the line width specification of less than 20 μm can obtain a narrow frame and a sufficient resistance value, so the disclosure can be designed according to different touch panels. The first layer of the X conductive electrode and the Y conductive electrode and the frame wire are printed on the transparent substrate according to different wire widths, wire thicknesses, and wire resistance values in one printing mode.

FIG. 2B is a second schematic diagram of a manufacturing process of an embodiment of the touch panel 200 of the present disclosure. Next, an insulating region 107 is formed on the X conductive electrode 105 and the Y conductive electrode 106 (step 130). The function of the insulating region 107 is to isolate the effective loop between the X conductive electrode 105 and the Y conductive electrode 106 so that the line between the two is not conductive, and an alternating capacitance is generated between the X conductive electrode 105 and the Y conductive electrode 106. This structure is applicable to a capacitive touch panel, and it has also been possible to print the insulating region 107 to a position where the X conductive electrode 105 and the Y conductive electrode 106 meet at a time by using a concave plate transfer method. In detail, the present disclosure may cover the X conductive connection segments 109 and the two Y conductive electrodes of the adjacent X conductive connection segments 109 by the insulating region 107 in a single design according to the different design shapes of the insulating regions 107 of the touch panel 200. Part of 106. In addition, this one-time printing method differs in the insulation area 107. The shape and thickness are printed on the transparent substrate 101 at the position where the X conductive electrode 105 and the Y conductive electrode 106 meet to prevent the X conductive electrode 105 from being turned on to the Y conductive electrode 106.

FIG. 2C is a third schematic diagram of a manufacturing process of an embodiment of the touch panel 200 of the present disclosure. The figure is related to the third layer Y conductive connection bridge of the touch panel 200. Next, a plurality of Y conductive connection bridges 108 are formed over the insulating region 107 and adjacent Y conductive electrodes 106 to electrically connect the Y conductive electrodes 106 in the second direction D2 (step 150), and the Y conductive electrodes 106 are along The second direction D2 is connected in series to each other. The Y conductive connection bridge 108 functions to span the second insulating region 107 to bridge the Y conductive electrode 106 to form a loop and electrically conduct. The material used for the Y conductive connection bridge 108 may be the same as that of the X conductive electrode 105, the Y conductive electrode 106, the X conductive connection segment 109, and the bezel wire 104. The circuit design of this layer may be different according to the electrical matching between the circuits, or the capacitance characteristics. Generally, if the line width is less than 10 μm, the Y conductive connecting bridge 108 is transparent; The line width has a line width of less than 5 μm, and the Y conductive connecting bridge 108 is highly transparent. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and is not deviated by those skilled in the art. Various changes and modifications to the conductive bonding region can be made within the scope or spirit of the invention. Furthermore, the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 of the present embodiment are perpendicular to each other, but are not intended to limit the disclosure.

The following is a description of the manufacturing process of the touch panel according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4A to FIG. 4C are one of the manufacturing flow diagrams of the third embodiment of the touch panel 300 according to the present disclosure, and FIG. 5 A flowchart of a touch panel 300 according to a third embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4A, using a concave plate transfer (Gravure The off-set printing method prepares the Y conductive connection bridge 108 before the touch area 102 of the transparent substrate 101 (step 210). The Y conductive connection bridge 108 functions to connect the circuit of the next X conductive electrode or the Y conductive electrode. The circuit design of the Y conductive connection bridge 108 may be different depending on the electrical matching between the circuits or the capacitance characteristics. In general, if the line width is less than 10 μm, the Y conductive bridge is transparent; if the line width has a line width of less than 5 μm, the Y conductive bridge is highly transparent. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes and modifications can be made to the conductive connecting regions without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention.

FIG. 4B is a second schematic diagram of a manufacturing process of the third embodiment of the touch panel 300 of the present disclosure, which is related to the manufacturing method of the second insulating region of the touch panel 300. Next, a plurality of insulating regions 107 are formed, respectively, over the Y conductive connecting bridges 108 (step 230). The function of the insulating region 107 is to isolate the effective circuit of the next X conductive electrode and the Y conductive electrode, so that the line between the two is not conductive, and an interaction capacitance is generated between the X conductive electrode and the Y conductive electrode. The structure is applicable to the capacitive touch panel, and the insulating region 107 can also print the insulating region 107 to the Y conductive connecting bridge 108 at a time by means of the concave plate transfer, but the insulating region 107 The width is smaller than the Y conductive connection bridge 108. Therefore, according to the different design shapes of the touch panel 300, the second insulating region 107 can be printed on the Y conductive connecting bridge 108 according to different shapes and thicknesses in a single printing manner.

4C is a third of the manufacturing flow diagram of the third embodiment of the touch panel 300 of the present disclosure, which is related to the third layer of the touch panel 300. The X conductive electrode 105, the Y conductive electrode 106, the plurality of X conductive connection segments 109 and the bezel wire 104 are in the touch area. Next, the X conductive electrode 105, the plurality of Y conductive electrodes 106, the plurality of X conductive connection segments 109, and the plurality of bezel wires 104 are patterned on the transparent substrate 101 by one printing. The X conductive electrode 105 and the Y conductive electrode 106 are respectively arranged on the touch area in an array arrangement, and the X conductive electrode 105 and the Y conductive electrode 106 are staggered with each other. The X conductive connecting segments 109 are located on the insulating region to electrically connect the X conductive electrodes 105 along a first direction D1; the Y conductive electrodes 106 cover a portion of the adjacent Y conductive connecting bridges 108 such that the Y conductive electrodes 106 are along a The second direction D2 is electrically connected. The bezel wire 104 is located at least one of the bezel wire regions 103 of the transparent substrate 101. The bezel wire 104 is connected to the edge of the X conductive electrode 105 and the Y conductive electrode 106. The X conductive electrode 105 and the Y conductive electrode 106 are electrically connected to each other by the bezel wire 104. An external circuit. The X conductive electrode 105 and the Y conductive electrode 106 may have a grid structure, but are not limited to the above structure, and at the same time, conductive electrodes or lines having different line widths, line thicknesses, and resistance values may be generated according to design requirements. Next, the X conductive electrode 105, the Y conductive electrode 106, the X conductive connection segment 109, and the bezel wire 104 of the desired design are primarily transferred onto the transparent substrate 101. The intersection of the X conductive electrode 105 and the Y conductive electrode 106 is located above the second insulating region 107, and the Y conductive electrode can electrically connect the Y conductive electrode 106 in the second direction D2 across the second insulating region 107. Generally, when the line width dimension of the X conductive electrode 105, the Y conductive electrode 106 and the X conductive connection segment 109 is less than 10 μm, the grid-shaped conductive electrode is transparent, and in the embodiment of the disclosure, X Conductive electrode 105, Y conductive electrode 106 The conductive electrode lines of the X conductive connection section 109 have a line width of less than 5 μm, and the formed grid-shaped conductive electrode is highly transparent. In addition, the frame wire 104 of the border wire area may be a solid line, and the length of the wire may be designed according to the variability of the resistance value required for the control, and the mesh line of the touch area is matched to obtain the effective circuit resistance value. consistency. The line width of the border wire of the border wire area can also be designed according to the resistance requirement. Generally, the line width specification of less than 20 μm can obtain a narrow frame and a sufficient resistance value, so the disclosure can be designed according to different touch panels. The X conductive electrode 105, the Y conductive electrode 106, the X conductive connecting portion 109, and the bezel wire 104 are printed on the transparent substrate 101 and the insulating region 107 in a single printing manner according to different wire widths, wire thicknesses, and wire resistance values.

In the manufacturing method of the embodiment of the touch panel 300 of the present disclosure, the X conductive electrode 105, the Y conductive electrode 106, the X conductive connection segment 109 and the bezel wire 104 may be transferred by Gravure off-set printing, Prepared by inkjet printing (Ink-jet printing) or nano-imprinting. Further, the above-mentioned insulating region may be prepared by Gravure off-set printing, Ink-jet printing or Nano-imprinting, screen printing. The above Y conductive connecting bridge 108 can be prepared by concave plate transfer, ink jet printing, nano imprinting or screen printing. Furthermore, the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 are vertically orthogonal, but are not intended to limit the disclosure.

The embodiment of the present invention is a production method using a direct-printing touch panel, and simultaneously prepares a conductive electrode and a frame wire at a time, and the wire width of the touch visible area can be simultaneously satisfied by preparing a metal wire with a thin line width. Gao Zhi The need for conductive electrodes, as well as the narrow line width design requirements for the border conductor area. In addition, the manufacturing method of the present disclosure has the advantages of simple steps, low machine cost, large-area manufacturing, and can be further widely applied to soft electronic circuits and components, and to the rapid manufacturing of the roll-to-roll process, meeting the requirements of modern displays. And the increase in mass production performance.

In conclusion, the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, but it is not intended to limit the present invention. Other embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art from this disclosure. The scope of the present disclosure encompasses any variations, uses, or modifications of the concept in accordance with the present invention, as well as techniques disclosed or departing from the concept of the present invention. The description and examples of the present invention are only examples of the present invention, and the various modifications and refinements can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The definition is subject to change.

100‧‧‧ touch panel

101‧‧‧Transparent substrate

102‧‧‧ touch area

103‧‧‧Border wire area

104‧‧‧Border wire

106‧‧‧Y conductive electrode

107‧‧‧Insulated area

108‧‧‧Y conductive bridge

109‧‧‧X conductive connection

D1‧‧‧ first direction

D2‧‧‧ second direction

Claims (15)

A touch panel includes: a transparent substrate having a touch area and at least one border lead area; a plurality of X conductive electrodes disposed in the array in an array arrangement; and a plurality of Y conductive electrodes arranged in an array Located in the touch area, the X conductive electrodes and the Y conductive electrodes are staggered with each other; a plurality of X conductive connection segments are connected to the adjacent X conductive electrodes, so that the X conductive electrodes are along a first direction The plurality of bezel wires are located in the at least one bezel wire region, and the X conductive electrodes and the Y conductive electrodes are respectively electrically connected to an external circuit by the bezel wires; a plurality of insulating regions, each of which An insulating region is located between one of the X conductive connecting segments and the transparent substrate; and a plurality of Y conductive connecting bridges are respectively located between the insulating regions and the transparent substrate, and edges of the Y conductive connecting bridges are phased The adjacent Y conductive electrodes are covered to electrically connect the Y conductive electrodes in a second direction; wherein the X conductive electrodes, the Y conductive electrodes, the X conductive connection segments, and the frame guides Patterned on the transparent substrate by a conductive material, and the width of the wire of the frame wires is larger than the width of the wires constituting the wires of the X conductive electrodes, the width of the wires constituting the wires of the Y conductive electrodes, and The wire width of the X conductive connection segments. The touch panel of claim 1, wherein the X conductive electrodes, the Y conductive electrodes, the X conductive connecting segments and the frame wires are single indium tin oxide (Single indium tin oxide) , referred to as SITO), double-layer indium tin oxide (Double ITO, DITO), one-glass solution (OGS) or one-piece glass solution (Touch on lens, referred to as TOL) . The touch panel of claim 1, wherein the transparent substrate is made of glass, thin glass or polymer. The touch panel of claim 3, wherein the transparent substrate has flexibility. The touch panel of claim 4, wherein the transparent substrate has a flexible radius of less than 100 mm. The touch panel of claim 1, wherein the conductive material is a metal, an inorganic substance or an organic substance. The touch panel of claim 6, wherein the metal comprises a silver glue conductive ink, a copper glue conductive ink, a carbon glue conductive ink or a composite metal compound. The touch panel of claim 6, wherein the inorganic material is indium tin oxide, fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO), zinc oxide Zinc oxide (referred to as ZnO), Aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) or Indium zinc oxide (IZO). The touch panel of claim 6, wherein the organic material is a conductive polymer, a carbon nanotube or a graphene. The touch panel of claim 1, wherein the insulating region is an inorganic substance or an organic substance, wherein the inorganic substance is cerium oxide (SiO2), tantalum nitride (SiNx) or a photoresist material (Photoresist). The organic substance is Acrylic, Epoxy, Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) or a photoresist material. The touch panel of claim 1, wherein the material of the Y conductive connecting bridge is an inorganic substance or an organic substance, wherein the inorganic substance is a metal, a composite metal or a metal oxide, and the organic substance is a conductive adhesive and has high conductivity. Molecular or conductive carbon. The touch panel of claim 1, wherein the first direction and the second direction are substantially orthogonal. A method for manufacturing a touch panel, comprising: forming a plurality of Y conductive connection bridges on a touch area of a transparent substrate; forming a plurality of insulating regions respectively located above the Y conductive connection bridges; and patterning by one printing method a plurality of X conductive electrodes, a plurality of Y conductive electrodes, a plurality of X conductive connecting segments, and a plurality of frame wires on the transparent substrate, wherein the wire widths of the frame wires are larger than the wire width of the wires constituting the X conductive electrodes, and the a wire width of the wires of the Y conductive electrodes and a wire width of the X conductive connection segments, wherein the X The conductive electrodes and the Y conductive electrodes are respectively arranged in an array arrangement on the touch regions, and the X conductive electrodes and the Y conductive electrodes are staggered with each other, and the X conductive connection segments are respectively located on the insulating regions. The Y conductive electrodes are electrically connected in a first direction, and the Y conductive electrodes cover the edges of the adjacent Y conductive connecting bridges to electrically connect the Y conductive electrodes in a second direction. The frame wires are located on the at least one border wire region of the transparent substrate, and the frame wires are connected to the adjacent X conductive electrodes, the X conductive electrodes, the Y conductive electrodes, and the X conductive connection segments by The bezel wires are electrically connected to an external circuit. The method for manufacturing a touch panel according to claim 13 , wherein the X conductive electrodes, the Y conductive electrodes, and the X conductive materials are formed by concave plate transfer, ink jet printing or nano imprinting. Connecting segments and the border wires, or forming the insulating regions by gravure transfer, inkjet printing, nanoimprinting or screen printing, or by concave plate transfer, inkjet printing, nano pressure The Y conductive connection bridges are formed by printing or screen printing. The method of manufacturing a touch panel according to claim 13, wherein the first direction and the second direction are substantially orthogonal.